It really depends on who's fit which we probably won't know until Friday. Taking into account the squad available for last match, I'd replace Vesty and Banahan with Cuthburt and Woodburn and Bell with Perenise.

I thought you were mellowing Bod..
I hope Catty is back,he can scrummage really low,a place where Johnston doesn't like being.I'd play Bell against Marler.
I would like to see Wiliams get a run out if he's trained well and also Banners to taken on Lowe.
Really think we can win this one

Blind support? Where has that got the STHs this season? The club snaffle the cash in exchange for a monotonously downbeat, seemingly confused product on the pitch. I gave up my ST 5 years ago but always, always felt a tad envious of those that still awaited the envelope comeing through the letterbox and the anticipation of a new season to look forward to. Even last summer, as much as I thought SIM would be a disaster for Bath I was more than happy with the idea of being proven so so wrong I'd be marching up and down along side the river on matchday with a sandwich board to broadcast my stupidity.

I look desperately for tangible positives, I'm naturally an optimist - but I'm increasingly thinking I'm much better off well away from it all. The 3 times I've seen them live this has left me feeling seriously short changed.
Is it time to call it a day and look for another option to spend time and money on in exchange for honest endeavour and effort?

What way should we go about the game against Quins.Newcastle came close showing border line aggression.We don't need players banned but is this the way to ruffle them?
In Lowe,Chisholm,Brown and JTH they have a pace threat out wide.
I think we should take it to them with our much improved forwards.One thing for sure we can't afford to give penalties if Evans is playing.Hooper is a weak spot defensively for me if he plays an area Banners can expose.
Bath by 10

Ex-BodBlind support? Where has that got the STHs this season? The club snaffle the cash in exchange for a monotonously downbeat, seemingly confused product on the pitch. I gave up my ST 5 years ago but always, always felt a tad envious of those that still awaited the envelope comeing through the letterbox and the anticipation of a new season to look forward to. Even last summer, as much as I thought SIM would be a disaster for Bath I was more than happy with the idea of being proven so so wrong I'd be marching up and down along side the river on matchday with a sandwich board to broadcast my stupidity.
I look desperately for tangible positives, I'm naturally an optimist - but I'm increasingly thinking I'm much better off well away from it all. The 3 times I've seen them live this has left me feeling seriously short changed.
Is it time to call it a day and look for another option to spend time and money on in exchange for honest endeavour and effort?

Damn it all!

I hate agreeing with bod but he is spot on...the blind support for the employees of Bath Rugby is not productive.

Brian, it's not been overnight, it's been a season and the team doesn't appear to be making any progress as far as developing a game plan or managing a consistent run of form. That's not to say they won't next season but if the talk about changing coach is correct, this season is pretty much a write off.

I do get the fact that there might not be much to play for for the rest of the season. But we would all be up in arms if the players gave up like we did (cue a load of comments saying that the players have given up!).

I actually believe that there has been far more passion and aggression in the second half of the season and that most of the players really do care. Ok, we've not had the results, but it doesn't mean this team isn't capable of getting them.

I think we all agree that there has to be a change in the coaching set up, but why don't we move the thread back to the original subject and talk about the team.

Personally, I'm really looking forward to the game and think we can win.

Some of the above really do depend on fitness of players. I do wonder whether Wilson, Eastmond, Hipkiss, Donald etc might now be over their knocks. I'd not bring any of them directly in to the starting line up, but would love to see Eastmond given 20 minutes at least. He needs some game time before the end of the season.

Brian4455
I am sure mistakes have been made and Mr Craig I'm sure is aware of them but it's the first season,let's get these teething problems out of the way and it's onwards and upwards.

Don't disagree in principle just think this transition season may be repeated due to failures to install an effective, balanced management team, mismanagement of the cap (which won't be sorted until after next season), to create a successful gameplan etc. I suspect we'll see a new head coach asking for more time to establish a new gameplan.

If it were Soviet style dbf I'd expect there to be some clear plan and discipline in integrity of execution.
Whether it is the right plan to deliver what the market wanted is a totally different proposition.

Glad to see I'm not the only one of this opinion. I know there seems to be mixed feelings about Jack on ERE, but after his recent performances off the bench, and the inability of Vesty to look anywhere near threatening in attack, is there anyone who'd still rather see Vesty at 15?

Obviously if Bendy is fit, he'd be my first choice, but I think he's still a couple of weeks away?

What I would like to see is players picked on form not on reputations.Cuthbert has played very well and that's off not playing for ages only bit parts,what would we get out of him if he had a run of games?Same with Josh Ovens give him ago.

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